Imagine we've discovered a planet orbiting another star at an average distance of 1 AU with an orbital period of 6 months. The planet has a moon that orbits the planet at the same distance as our Moon, but it takes 2 months to complete an orbit. What can we infer about this planet?

A) It is more massive than Earth.
B) It is less massive than Earth.
C) It has the same mass as Earth.
D) We cannot answer the question without knowing the mass of the star.
E) We cannot answer the question without knowing the mass of the moon.


B) It is less massive than Earth.

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